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Suicide risk among persons living with HIV

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ID19443208
AuthorsLily A Brown (0000-0002-0879-0110, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, corresponding author), Ifrah Majeed (Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA), Wenting Mu (0000-0003-0358-4876, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA), Jesse P McCann (0000-0001-9112-5359, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA), Stephen Durborow (Clinical Research Computing Unit, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA), Song Chen (0000-0001-8225-7560, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI, USA), Michael B Blank (0000-0002-6150-4777, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue5
Pages616-622
Publication date2021-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121.2020.1801982
PMID32741212
OpenAlexW3047388267
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited34

Persons living with HIV (PLWH) are significantly more likely to die by suicide compared to the general population. This is the first study to examine the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), insomnia, and substance use disorders on suicidal ideation/behavior among PLWH using electronic medical record (EMR) data. We also evaluated the mutual influence of interactions between PTSD and substance use disorders on suicide risk, consistent with the substance abuse, violence exposure, and HIV/AIDS “SAVA” syndemic model. Participants (n = 2336) were HIV+ individuals recruited through the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). Participants provided informed consent for extraction of their EMR. As hypothesized, univariate analyses revealed that PTSD, MDD, insomnia, alcohol and other substance use disorders (cocaine abuse and cocaine dependence, opioid abuse and dependence, cannabis abuse, other psychoactive substance abuse and dependence, and polysubstance use disorder) were each positively associated with suicidal ideation/behavior. Also as hypothesized, a multivariable analysis found that alcohol and cocaine dependence, MDD, and PTSD were significant predictors of suicidal ideation/behavior. Contrary to hypotheses, none of the interactions between PTSD and substance use disorders were significantly associated with suicidal ideation/behavior

Cannabis · Cognition · Major depressive disorder · Medical emergency · Poison control · Polysubstance dependence · Population · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8
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